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Western Cape

Safety MEC blames a lack of police resources for shootings in Khayelitsha
National
/ 11 June 2024

Safety MEC blames a lack of police resources for shootings in Khayelitsha

Eight people have been killed in three incidents in the Cape Flats township over the weekend

By Umamah Bakharia
DA comfortably retains majority in Western Cape
Politics
/ 1 June 2024

DA comfortably retains majority in Western Cape

But political parties and independents are collectively challenging the result in the province where the ANC is down nine percentage points from 2019

By Emsie Ferreira
‘Cancer-related insurance claims on the rise, post-Covid-19’
Business
/ 21 May 2024

‘Cancer-related insurance claims on the rise, post-Covid-19’

Cancer accounted for about 32.3% of all insurer Liberty’s claims for 2023

By Anathi Madubela
‘Miracle’ survivor found five days after George building collapse
National
/ 11 May 2024

‘Miracle’ survivor found five days after George building collapse

The man was extricated by rescue workers and rushed to hospital

By Afp
Elections 2024: Interrogate manifestos instead of listening to lofty promises
Opinion
/ 18 April 2024

Elections 2024: Interrogate manifestos instead of listening to lofty promises

The DG Murray Trust has identified 10 opportunities for change that are directed at breaking the intergenerational poverty and inequality deeply rooted in our country

By Phylicia Oppelt
Severe storm continues to lash Western Cape
The Green Guardian
/ 8 April 2024

Severe storm continues to lash Western Cape

Heavy rainfall, strong winds and fires have damaged roads and structures in the province

By Sheree Bega and Ozayr Patel
It’s dangerous to forget Cape Town’s Day Zero
Opinion
/ 15 March 2024

It’s dangerous to forget Cape Town’s Day Zero

Water scarcity in dry places has long shaped how people have used the resource

By Matthew Wingfield and Steven Robins
SA’s great white sharks need urgent protection, say marine biologists
The Green Guardian
/ 9 March 2024

SA’s great white sharks need urgent protection, say marine biologists

Researchers don’t want authorities let off the hook over the dwindling great white shark population

By Sheree Bega
ANC wants Mbeki in Western Cape to help bring DA below 50%
Politics
/ 16 February 2024

ANC wants Mbeki in Western Cape to help bring DA below 50%

The ANC is hoping to use the former president’s popularity among coloured voters to destabilise the Democratic Alliance

By Lizeka Tandwa, Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Nyathi
Survey finds positive changes in SA magistrates’ courts
National
/ 14 February 2024

Survey finds positive changes in SA magistrates’ courts

The report says the treatment of people has largely improved but delays as well as missing court dockets and files remain a problem

By Umamah Bakharia
Western Cape’s ‘weapons of mass destruction’ entrench ‘water apartheid’
National
/ 28 January 2024

Western Cape’s ‘weapons of mass destruction’ entrench ‘water apartheid’

The City of Cape Town has installed meters that limit the amount of water people use but it is hurting the poor, who use far less water than the wealthy

By Raeesa Pather
The clash of the Numbers gangs
National
/ 21 January 2024

The clash of the Numbers gangs

How the 26s, 27s and 28s prison gangs got their name, and how street gangs usurped them

By Eunice Masson
Station commander investigated for links to crime kingpin
National
/ 19 January 2024

Station commander investigated for links to crime kingpin

There is ‘growing concern’ about increasing levels of gangsterism and organised crime in the Western Cape

By Eunice Masson
Hill-Lewis to run unopposed as DA Western Cape deputy leader
Politics
/ 25 October 2023

Hill-Lewis to run unopposed as DA Western Cape deputy leader

The Democratic Alliance elections in the province will see Bonginkosi Madikizela go up against the current acting leader, Tertius Simmers

By Lizeka Tandwa
South Africa needs to be better prepared for flooding
Thought Leader
/ 29 September 2023

South Africa needs to be better prepared for flooding

Last year floods battered KwaZulu-Natal and this week the Western Cape saw immense damage

By Ozayr Patel
Western Cape is a priority, says Police Minister Bheki Cele
National
/ 26 September 2023

Western Cape is a priority, says Police Minister Bheki Cele

The police arrested three people and killed four others suspected of cash-in-transit heists

By Umamah Bakharia
Taxi council and Cape Town agree to end eight-day taxi strike
National
/ 11 August 2023

Taxi council and Cape Town agree to end eight-day taxi strike

The South African National Taxi Council agreed to release a warning notice of any future strike action at least 36 hours in advance

By Eunice Masson
Taxi strike highlights sector’s stranglehold on public transport
National
/ 11 August 2023

Taxi strike highlights sector’s stranglehold on public transport

It has also brought to the fore the political power tussle between the DA in the Western Cape and the ANC-led national government

By Lyse Comins
Virtual classes can solve overcrowding and learner placement crisis
Education
/ 5 July 2023

Virtual classes can solve overcrowding and learner placement crisis

Digital education can assist in delivering large parts of the curriculum model without displacing teachers or removing the relevance of schools

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Take back the Western Cape, Ramaphosa tells ANC delegates
Politics
/ 26 June 2023

Take back the Western Cape, Ramaphosa tells ANC delegates

The party’s Western Cape conference delegates have been given a mandate to retake the province from the Democratic Alliance in next year’s elections

By Lizeka Tandwa
DA ‘lies’ about governing better than ANC must be rejected, says Mbalula
Politics
/ 24 June 2023

DA ‘lies’ about governing better than ANC must be rejected, says Mbalula

He said the Democratic Alliance had ‘been allowed’ to blame the ANC for its own failures in the country’s metros

By Lizeka Tandwa
Franschhoek festival: go tell it on the mountain
Friday
/ 19 May 2023

Franschhoek festival: go tell it on the mountain

The literary event aims to ‘inspire, delight, inform and challenge’ those who attend

By Staff Reporter
Woman dies while waiting 24 hours for ambulance
National
/ 14 May 2023

Woman dies while waiting 24 hours for ambulance

Department is probing the incident when an ambulance took 24 hours to arrive in Cape Flats gang red zone

By Eunice Masson
Is the Democratic Alliance a minority party with majority concerns?
Editorial
/ 24 March 2023

Is the Democratic Alliance a minority party with majority concerns?

The DA can’t shake off the question of race if it aspires to grow

By Editorial
Semigration: A tale of two South Africas
Business
/ 2 March 2023

Semigration: A tale of two South Africas

According to Statistics South Africa’s report, the largest increase in employment over the quarter stemmed from the Western Cape at 6.9%

By Sarah Smit
For Cape Town – with love and squalor
National
/ 20 February 2023

For Cape Town – with love and squalor

Political rhetoric can’t plaster over the city’s divides and rewrite its haunted past

By Emsie Ferreira and Eunice Masson
Gauteng looking for an energy mix to prevent load-shedding
The Green Guardian
/ 17 February 2023

Gauteng looking for an energy mix to prevent load-shedding

An energy expert calls on the government to support small businesses and households move to renewable energy

By Mandisa Nyathi
Road fatalities over festive season drop by nearly 14%
National
/ 17 January 2023

Road fatalities over festive season drop by nearly 14%

Minister Mbalula offers vague update on measures to prevent fatalities on the notorious N2 in KwaZulu-Natal

By Eunice Masson
Seeds of the Fig exhibition showcases contemporary sculpture
Friday
/ 10 January 2023

Seeds of the Fig exhibition showcases contemporary sculpture

Hosted on a Tulbagh wine farm, the exhibition presents work by 24 young African artists

By Bongeka Gumede
Court orders Mbalula to take action against attacks on long-distance buses, pending appeal outcome
National
/ 20 December 2022

Court orders Mbalula to take action against attacks on long-distance buses, pending appeal outcome

Transport minister must develop a plan to ensure the safety of drivers and passengers as violent attacks continue

By Eunice Masson
Planned two-day Western Cape taxi strike could cost R9 million a day
National
/ 18 November 2022

Planned two-day Western Cape taxi strike could cost R9 million a day

Taxi council is threatening a stayaway after the Western Cape government announced the popular Blue Dot pilot programme would be terminated

By Eunice Masson
The desire to improve people’s lives drives the move for Western Cape independence
Opinion
/ 27 October 2022

The desire to improve people’s lives drives the move for Western Cape independence

Cape Independence Advocacy Group co-founder argues that citizens have the right to self-determination

By Phil Craig
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